Loose...Lose...Loss...Lost, Grammer Nazi !!!

[markjacob]

Originally Posted by RobWin

So who spells "Grammar" with an "e" in it ?

YOU!

[RobWin]

Originally Posted by markjacob

YOU!

[sdaddy]

To be a super grammar Nazi you would not use "lay" in place of the present tense intransitive verb "lie." I'm probably being conservative when I say that 90% of English speakers get this wrong.

Wrong Way: "I'm going to lay down now."

Correct Way: "I'm going to lie down now."

[markjacob]

I like to do both....................

[babs7262]

Rob
I think it took Chutzbah to start this thread. I am loving it!!! That is a huge pet peeve of mine. My body cringes when I see loose instead of lose. BUT..when someone from another country is using a translator or is learning our language, I can't really be too upset with them .If I see someone from the United States using the word LOOSELY , I tend to get upset. I don't know why it bothers me so much either. I see this on other forums and there are many people that yell at them as well so I guess I shouldn't feel so guilty about being upset LOL

Also......TO......TOO

wrong.....I am going too the store / right: I am going to the store
wrong.....Can I go to?/ right: Can I go too?

Too= as well,

I may do that too
I am going to do my homework
I am doing my homework too

[Matthew23]

I've got friends in Holland and Belgium. For fun they once tried to teach me a little Dutch. When they explained how their grammar worked it was so confusing I guess that's why people refer to gibberish as Double Dutch

I did learn one thing... "Ik ken Nederlandse woorden" ..... I think that's right

[bryand]

Can we change "nazi" to "police"?

[aka23]

Originally Posted by chuchu59

You play loose at the casino and lose your shirt. After suffering your loss, a drunkard bumps into and you say to him "Get Lost".

Lou lost the loot to Lois in a game of loo. Lou thought, "Another loss... I lose and lose... Am I a loser?... No, that loose louche Lois led me on." Lou was livid and lost it. In lieu of a rematch, Lou ran off and locked himself in the loo.

[winbig]

Here's a funny site:

http://www.rediculous.co.uk/

It has many comebacks for letting people know that they've spelled ridiculous wrong.

I love this one:

You are my hero.

Who else would be brave enough to put their name to something with "ridiculous" spelt wrongly in? Your indignation at whatever injustice you felt necessary to write about is in no way undermined by your incorrect spelling and for that I salute you.

[chuchu59]

Originally Posted by aka23

Lou lost the loot to Lois in a game of loo. Lou thought, "Another loss... I lose and lose... Am I a loser?... No, that loose louche Lois led me on." Lou was livid and lost it. In lieu of a rematch, Lou ran off and locked himself in the loo.

A hell of a tongue-twister. My tongue is now numb trying to read that out, Aka.

On this light-hearted topic, I would like to share a 'word' with you guys. Back about 30 years ago when I was still at college, I came across the word 'stagflation' during my Economics lessons. I wasnt paying attention but I knew this wasnt good for the economy. Being a true gambler, I tried to guess what it meant and aha, since a stag is a fast-running animal, this should mean hyperinflation or runaway inflation or at least inflation in double digits. Now, so many years older but not necessarily wiser, I finally read what that 'term' means frrom the newspapers and that stagnant growth coupled with inflation.

So, trying to guess a term or a result(at the tables) can be a real joke.